Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — Boba tea shops in the Bay Area and fans of the popular drink are scrambling amid an impending nationwide shortage of tapioca pearls that may last weeks, possibly longer. “So a lot of this will affect not just us, but the greater boba
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Lara Hill, the chairman for the board of trustees, said they are excited to have him.
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The House on Thursday approved Senate changes to a bill trimming an Idaho governor’s powers during declared emergencies while increasing the Legislature’s power.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EL DORADO COUNTY, CA (KOVR) — A woman and her beloved dog are okay tonight after being rescued from Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. Search teams found the pair after they lost their way and became stranded in the mountains. Courtney Leasure is from Ohio and had just
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East Idaho Credit Union was named “The #1 Best Place to Work in Idaho” during a virtual ceremony Thursday afternoon.
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Local health officials reported 48 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths in the area Thursday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A judge granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a scrap metal recycler in South LA, just two days after Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer sued the company for being a public nuisance. Atlas Metal, which neighbors Jordan High School on
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After President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that the US must shift focus from a bloody and intractable war to more modern-day pursuits, it took less than 24 hours for him to put his words into practice. Unveiling a new package of sanctions on Russia while pressing its leader for a summertime summit in Europe, Biden
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AURORA, CO (KCNC) — Keep your eyes on the road while driving. That’s the message from the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT unveiled a new way to teach people about the dangers of distracted driving. It’s a display at the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. The life-sized dashboard allows
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Months after the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican from Georgia, made clear that confusion remains over who ultimately oversees Capitol Hill security. During a hearing in front of the House Administration Committee on Thursday, Loudermilk asked the United States Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton who has oversight of
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A baby so small when he was born it wasn’t clear if he’d make it or not, Baby Richard was born weighing less than one pound. But thanks to the team at Children’s Minnesota, he has a triumphant story to tell.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SOUTHLAKE, Texas (KTVT) — Multiple lanes of eastbound Highway 114 are closed after someone either dumped or lost many bags of medical waste between White Chapel and Carroll. The debris includes used syringes, used gloves, tubing with blood in it and other contaminated things, according to police. Cleaning
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Federal law enforcement officials arrested an Idahoan for assaulting law enforcement officers, among other charges, during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A fresh spike in carjackings has been seen across the city – and rideshare drivers who pick up passenger after passenger say they are worried. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Wednesday night, the rideshare drivers are demanding change. The list of the demands from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LA SALLE, CO (KCNC) — A death at a dairy farm in La Salle has become a rallying cry for a bill about farmworker rights. Juan Panzo Temoxtle was operating a manure vacuum truck at Shelton Dairy when it somehow ended up in a manure pit. “All of
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CBS is merging its national news division with its local TV stations and naming two executives to jointly run it all. Neeraj Khemlani is joining from Hearst and Wendy McMahon is joining from ABC. Both executives worked at CBS earlier in their careers. In the new structure, they will be presidents and co-heads starting in
Continue Reading For the second time in as many days, FBI director Christopher Wray acknowledged he remains concerned about potential violence incited by QAnon but despite telling lawmakers that the conspiracy theory is something “we look at very seriously” when it is tied to a criminal act, he made clear the bureau is not investigating the online
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — A 27-year-old man died in jail Monday while awaiting sentencing for the murder of his ex-girlfriend on the Crow Indian Reservation last year, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana is seeking to dismiss the case against him. In a statement issued Tuesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Fremont Tribune) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission confirmed the third instance in 20 years of a gray wolf’s presence in the state of Nebraska Wednesday. The commission received a report of a large female canine that was legally shot by coyote hunters near Uehling,
Continue Reading A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly trapped a police officer’s arm in his truck window while attempting to flee, and then attacking him with the officer’s own rescue hammer, police said. The officer was attempting to stop the suspect, Luke Alvin Oeltjenbruns, 61, after an alleged assault over wearing a mask was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCHESTER, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — The historic building that was once known as the Community State Bank in Downtown Rochester will soon become a coffee shop. DW Coffee at the Bank, 201 W. Main St., will offer coffee, grab-and-go food items, baked goods and catering options for
Continue Reading The Biden administration is funneling $39 billion in relief funds to states to help child care providers stay in business or reopen, which it says is the single largest investment in child care in US history. The money, which comes from the $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden signed last month, also will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The people gathered Wednesday inside the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Milan’s Camden Centre fell almost completely silent when Sabrina Tabby first drew a bow across the strings of her violin. “It really was a beautiful moment,” Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Elizabeth McLaughlin
Continue Reading Active discussions are underway in Congress over a bipartisan bill to overhaul laws surrounding policing as the Biden administration made the decision earlier this week to let Congress tackle the issue, standing down on its campaign promise to create a White House commission to study the issue. The conversation took on new urgency in recent
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A proposed constitutional amendment that would have prevented the legalization of marijuana and other drugs without the approval of two-thirds of the Idaho Legislature died in the House on Thursday.
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More than 1 million callers dialed into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new funeral assistance program hotline on its first day, the agency said, signaling an increased need for funeral aid as the nation’s coronavirus death toll continues to climb. FEMA launched its funeral program on Monday for families who lost loved ones to COVID-19
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Better Business Bureau is warning people of a new scam targeting residents. The new scheme targets the grieving survivors of people who died of COVID-19 by offering them help paying for their loved one’s funeral expenses. A real government relief program will
Continue Reading The United States government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, kicked off a pledging event Thursday aimed at raising an additional $2 billion to support vaccine distribution to lower income countries around the world. The Biden administration’s involvement in the effort is the latest example of its work to reestablish the US standing on the world
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Small towns harbor big secrets in prestige TV, and so it is in “Mare of Easttown,” a showcase for Kate Winslet that resembles “Broadchurch” in the broad strokes, before establishing its own distinct personality. Slow to start, the limited series gains momentum while mostly providing Winslet a fine star vehicle a decade after her Emmy-winning
Continue Reading CBS is merging its national news division with its local TV stations and naming two executives to jointly run it all. Neeraj Khemlani is joining from Hearst and Wendy McMahon is joining from ABC. Both executives worked at CBS earlier in their careers. In the new structure, McMahon and Khemlani will be presidents and co-heads
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A drunken driver rear-ended a car on Highway 30 on Tuesday night, killing a woman, her fiancé and their infant when their car careened off the highway, caught fire and struck a tree, authorities said. Family and police identified the victims
Continue Reading His name is Bearsun. And right now, he’s walking more than 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco with little more than his bear suit. While it’s not this life-size teddy bear’s first journey, it may be his most challenging yet. The man inside of the costume is Jesse Larios, a 33-year-old California native
Continue Reading Regulators in Massachusetts are seeking to pull the plug on Robinhood just as the booming app aims to go public in a blockbuster IPO. The Massachusetts Securities Division escalated its months-long battle against the controversial startup Thursday by moving to revoke its broker-dealer license in the state. To make their case, state regulators accused Robinhood
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PAPILLION, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — A book shared with students at two Papillion La Vista schools has prompted strong reactions from parents and educators. The book, “Something Happened in Our Town,” depicts a White family and a Black family as they discuss a police shooting of a Black
Continue Reading Disney is striving to make its theme parks — “The Happiest Place On Earth” — more inclusive. In a blog post this week, the chairman of Disney’s parks division Josh D’Amaro committed to updating attractions, modernizing the parks’ values and, perhaps most visibly, changing the guidelines for how park employees — better known as Disney
Continue Reading The UK’s public broadcaster, the BBC, received over 100,000 complaints over the level of coverage of Prince Philip’s death, the network said Thursday. Figures made available by the BBC showed 109,741 complaints had been made, as of Thursday, “driven by reaction to the amount of coverage given to the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.”
Continue Reading San Antonio International Airport was put on lockdown Thursday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting, according to a tweet from police. “There is no active threat to the public,” San Antonio Police tweeted. No other injuries were reported, and no police officers were hurt, Officer Cory Schuler told CNN.
Continue Reading Despite what Pete Davidson’s rap spoof suggests, NFT isn’t just for crazy kids with cash to burn. You want proof? You can buy them at Sotheby’s. The market for the unique digital collectibles remains volatile, but Sotheby’s has given the NFT space legitimacy. First Move’s Julia Chatterley spoke to Sotheby’s CEO Charles Stewart Thursday. People
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An analysis by News4 Investigates shows despite multiple complaints of inappropriate sexual behavior and even being convicted of sex crimes, massage therapists have kept their state licenses for several months and even years afterward. The analysis came in the wake of Tuesday’s arrest of Tarek
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — One South Nashville school is working to make sure some underserved in their community get the COVID19 vaccine, especially in an environment they trust. Stem Prep Academy said they want to help all of the immigrant and refugee community they serve when it comes to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Tennessee (WSMV) — A female upset about a bus being late pulled a gun on a Maury County bus on Tuesday afternoon, school officials said on Thursday. Maury County Public Schools bus No. 50 was making a scheduled stop around 4 p.m. Tuesday. While at the stop,
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Two local twins created a new invention to help people who are hard of hearing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An area family says the fact that their 4-year-old is living today is an absolute miracle, but now they need your help to keep their little boy alive. “He would just collapse, then I would ask him, ‘Buddy, what’s wrong,’ and he would say,
Continue Reading Former Vice President Mike Pence underwent a successful surgery Wednesday to have a pacemaker implanted to help combat a slow heart rate he’s recently experienced, his office said in a statement. “Over the past two weeks, former Vice President Pence experienced symptoms associated with a slow heart rate and, upon consultation with his doctors, underwent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KCTV) — Three people are in custody after a 12-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting in Leavenworth Wednesday evening. Police were called about 6:45 p.m. on a shots fired at the KARE Pharmacy, 2500 S. Fourth Street. Upon arrival, officers gathered information that multiple
Continue Reading The top American general responsible for troops in Europe said there has not been an equal distribution of vaccines between bases inside of the United States and overseas so far during a congressional hearing on Thursday. “Secretary (Lloyd) Austin was key to point out the percentage of those tier 1 military uniform members that have
Continue Reading The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability will release body camera footage on Thursday from the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month. In a news conference Thursday ahead of the video’s release, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she had seen the videos and they are “incredibly difficult to watch.” “As a mom,
Continue Reading Ernest Fann never imagined his baseball career would be tainted by racism more than a decade after Jackie Robinson‘s debut. “Somebody told me baseball was a White man’s game,” he says about a teammate who approached him while he sat on the bench. It was the early 1960s and Fann was playing for the Burlington
Continue Reading Four young men were found burned to death and two others were found hanged by unknown assailants in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, police said on Thursday. The four men who burned to death were discovered on Wednesday night in a field in the province’s Lady Frere village, while the two other men were found
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made public statistical models showing that Wyoming is home to the 11 most coronavirus vaccine-hesitant counties in the country.
Continue Reading The family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend — sees a manslaughter charge filed against the officer as a “good initial step” toward justice, a lawyer for the relatives said Thursday. Wright’s mother Katie, however, later questioned whether even justice
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Students and school district officials in Utah are outraged after a high school student ripped down a pride flag to the cheers of other students during diversity week.
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the country’s Covid-19 mitigation measures, which ended with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters telling Jordan to “shut your mouth.” During a House subcommittee hearing about federal government’s response to the pandemic, Jordan, an Ohio conservative,
Continue Reading The Biden administration plans to announce the nominations of nine career diplomats to be United States ambassadors as soon as Thursday, marking the first selection of overseas envoys since President Joe Biden took office, according to an internal list reviewed by CNN. The administration is also expected to name its top picks for senior State
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In coordination with the opening of the shed and horn collection season, the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has issued a special order.
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Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — State health officials are urging thousands of Coloradans to get revaccinated after getting doses at Dr. Moma’s Health & Wellness Center in Colorado Springs. The revaccination effort comes after the Colorado Department of Health and Environment investigated Dr. Moma Health and Wellness Clinic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARROLL COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Police have released dashcam footage from a police pursuit that crossed several jurisdictions and left three officers injured by gunfire. The Monday incident started as a high-speed chase on I-20 in Bremen and continued south into Carrollton before heading north on Highway 61,
Continue Reading About 5,800 people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells CNN. Some became seriously ill and 74 people died, the CDC said. It said 396 — 7% — of those who got infected after they were vaccinated required hospitalization. This is the CDC’s
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Idaho State University student volunteers helped community members file about 480 tax returns.
Continue Reading The Biden administration is punishing Russia for its interference in the 2020 US election and cyberattacks by hitting Moscow where it hurts the most: the ruble. The Treasury Department announced Thursday that starting June 14, US banks will generally be banned from participating in all bond sales by Russia’s central bank, ministry of finance and
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Three people are in custody and one in critical condition after a shooting in American Falls.
Continue Reading The 2011 Oscars ceremony was certainly a weird one. Anne Hathaway and James Franco were paired as hosts, and people involved with the production are now revealing that the two being teamed up was kind of a disaster from the start. Producers and writers on that show spoke to The Ringer about how Hathaway and
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Two were arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase that started in Fort Hall came to an end in Pocatello.
Continue Reading House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has never kept quiet about her distaste for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, but an anecdote from an upcoming book reveals details of a disagreement over the placement of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s remains when they arrived on Capitol Hill for a memorial service. Pelosi told USA
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Connecticut (WFSB) — The elusive beefalo that has been on the lam since last August has been captured. Plymouth police posted an update on Facebook Wednesday afternoon saying ‘Buddy’ the beefalo was located. “His capture was the result of a community effort from spotting him, feeding him
Continue Reading The Biden administration on Thursday revealed new details about Russia’s extensive interference in the 2016 and 2020 US elections, including disclosing for the first time that a Russian agent who received internal polling data from the Trump campaign in 2016 passed it along to Russia’s intelligence services. The new revelations about Moscow’s election meddling came
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has resisted signing off on raising the Trump-era refugee cap because of political optics, sources have told CNN. The President’s hesitation comes as the administration faces heat from Republicans and Democrats for its handling of an influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border. But the situation at the US southern border is
Continue Reading The Biden administration targeted Russia with sweeping sanctions and diplomatic expulsions Thursday, punishing Moscow for its interference in the 2020 US election, its SolarWinds cyberattack and its ongoing occupation and “severe human rights abuses” in Crimea. The announcement is one of a series of dramatic foreign policy steps that President Joe Biden has taken this
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the trial of George Floyd’s death neared its final stages. Closing arguments are set for Monday, after which the jury will be sequestered during deliberations. Chauvin, speaking into a microphone before the jury entered the court,
Continue Reading The Biden administration slapped sweeping sanctions on Russia Thursday over Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2020 election, the massive SolarWinds hack and the ongoing occupation of Crimea, signaling it is adopting a tougher posture toward the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sanctions announcement also showed that the Biden administration is more willing to
Continue Reading Democratic congressional leaders are rejecting a liberal push to expand the Supreme Court, dealing a blow to progressives in the latest sign that party leaders are attempting to tread cautiously on the highly controversial issue. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear Thursday that she does not currently support a bill pushed by some Democrats to
Continue Reading Mercedes has unveiled its largest and most luxurious electric car yet. The Mercedes EQS is the battery-powered equivalent of the Mercedes S-Class sedan, the brand’s flagship model. Like the S-Class, the EQS is designed for roominess and comfort. With no need for a large engine, the EQS has a sloping hood, making it reminiscent of
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Reese’s is launching its own makeup line — and no, it’s not edible. The candy brand is teaming up with makeup company HipDot for a limited-edition collection that includes a eye shadow palettes in “milk chocolate” and “white chocolate” with six shades in each, as well as two lip balms and two makeup brushes. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — The City of Oakland is ready to pay residents to help officials stop the problem of illegal dumping. City officials held a press conference Wednesday announcing they are ready to get serious about cleaning up piles of junk, saying the problem got worse during
Continue Reading The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability will release body camera footage on Thursday from the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and community leaders are set to hold a news conference at 12 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET) ahead of the video’s release. In a joint
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story May is Mental Health awareness month and ‘The Catharsis’ is a play About It (WTRT) — Winsphere Jones Productions and Royal Treatment proudly presents The Catharsis: A Beautiful Journey of Neo Classical Monologues on Saturday, May 1 at 7:30p.m. Seating will start at 7p.m. and this is a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — A pedestrian died early Thursday morning after being struck by a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy near the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton. Prior to 2 a.m., Beaverton police officers were called out to a crash at the intersection of Southwest Murray Boulevard and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — After bursting into a South City home overnight, an armed man forced a woman and two girls into his car to get money from an ATM. The victims told police a man kicked in the front door of their home in the 4700 block
Continue Reading Katy Perry and Miranda Kerr are all about the love. The singer and the supermodel met up on Instagram Live Tuesday, where they gushed over each other and how much they support each other’s ambitions. Kerr was married to Perry’s fiancé, Orlando Bloom from 2010 to 2013. Kerr and Bloom share 10-year-old son Flynn together.
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An Idaho House panel has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Legislature to call itself into session.
Continue Reading Walmart is investing in GM’s self-driving vehicle company, Cruise, as it works to build out its delivery network. The size of the investment was not disclosed, but it is less than $750 million, as Cruise said its more than $2 billion funding round expanded to $2.75 billion when Walmart and institutional investors joined. Cruise said
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health says we are quickly approaching the time for back-to-school vaccines, and timing is important.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPANISH LAKE, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis County woman on Wednesday was charged with murder in the shooting death of her boyfriend. St. Louis County police said they were called to the shooting in the 11000 block of Iguana Terrace just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Charging documents
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A man riding a stolen motorcycle who fled from police has been taken into custody. According to Sergeant Bazzano with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, a man riding a stolen vehicle fled from deputies on foot in at 210 Highway & Arlington. Kansas
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Soaring COVID-19 cases in Michigan — where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway — are pushing hospitals to critical capacity levels, and residents need to help stop the virus’s spread, the state’s largest health care system said Thursday. Metro Detroit hospitals are at or nearing capacity, with most units 75%-100% full, Beaumont Health
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Louisiana (WALA) — The Coast Guard continuing to search for missing crew members after a vessel capsized off the coast of Louisiana. The Coast Guard says a good Samaritan reported seeing a capsized ship on Tuesday. The USCG says the Seacor Power overturned about seven nautical miles south
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the trial of George Floyd’s death neared its final stages. Chauvin, speaking into a microphone before the jury entered the court, said it was his decision and his decision alone not to testify. Questioning from his
Continue Reading Google Earth users can now see the striking effect of climate change over the past four decades. Google’s latest feature, Timelapse, is an eye opening, technical feat that provides visual evidence of how the Earth has changed due to climate change and human behavior. The tool takes the platform’s static imagery and turns it into
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A group of young black bears made a special stop at an Asheville nursing home, even letting themselves in through the front door! News 13 viewer Cindy Brown shared video of bears wandering into the vestibule of Accordius Health at Asheville. At least
Continue Reading Just under 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact, with undisturbed habitat and minimal loss of its original animal species, a new study suggests. The research, published Thursday in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, combined maps showing human damage to habitat with maps showing where animals have disappeared from their original
Continue Reading Disney is striving to make its theme parks — “The Happiest Place On Earth” — more inclusive. In a blog post this week, the chairman of Disney’s parks division Josh D’Amaro committed to updating attractions, modernizing the parks’ values and, perhaps most visibly, changing the guidelines for how park employees — better known as Disney
Continue Reading Since the pandemic hit the US airline industry last March, major carriers have been burning through millions of dollars a day. For Delta Air Lines, at least, that ended last month. The company reported it lost $2.3 billion in the first three months of the year, excluding special items. And although the airline still reported
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The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel announced live entertainment is returning to Fort Hall in May with Queensrÿche.
Continue Reading Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday in an unannounced visit less than 24 hours after the United States and the NATO coalition formally announced they would withdraw their troops from the country after nearly two decades. In remarks alongside Afghan political leaders, Blinken attempted to underscore that although the US military
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On Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States. In six cases, women between the ages of 18 and 48 experienced a “rare and severe” blood clot after receiving the vaccine. This is
Continue Reading A House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans, a major achievement for advocates of reparations as it marks the first time this bill could have a full House vote on the floor. The House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday night approved H.R. 40
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CITY ISLAND, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 52-year-old woman working at a Bronx construction site was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon, and her boyfriend then ran down the suspect with his car. It happened around 12:30 p.m. on City Island Avenue and City Island Road, where police say
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) helped kill a gambling bill five weeks ago. This week, he helped resurrect it. Elliott and Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay) were among a group of lawmakers that sent the effort crashing to the ground in March. But both
Continue Reading Denmark has removed the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from its vaccination program, saying it is not needed because the country has already reached “such an advanced point” in its vaccine rollout. All booked inoculations using the AstraZeneca vaccine will be canceled, but the decision was not based on safety concerns, said the Danish Health Authority in
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent on Thursday and said he will not testify in his own defense in the trial of George Floyd’s death. Chauvin, speaking into a microphone before the jury entered the court, said it was his decision and his decision alone not to testify. Questioning from his
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